Grain-conveyer.



No. 819,676. PATENTED MAY l, 1906.

J. W. SCHAUER.

GRAIN GONVEYBR.

` ArPLIoATIoN FILED 00T. z8. 1905.

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No. 819,676. PATENTED MAY l, 1906.

J. W. SCHAUER.

GRAIN CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 28, IQ.

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UNITED STATES OFFICE.

JOHN W. SCHAUER, OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR TO KALISPELLMANUFACTURING 8: IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MONTANAGRAIN-CONVEYER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1906.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. SCHAUER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Kalispell, in the county ofFlathead and State of Montana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Grain-Conveyers, and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple'and efficientgrain-conveyer for use in connection with threshing-machines, andespecially in connection with those employing a band-cutter and feeder.T o the above ends the invention consists of the novel devices andcombinations of devices hereinafter described, and defined in theclaims.

Tn the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, likecharacters indicating like parts throughout both views, Figure 1 is aside elevation showing in diagram a portion of a threshing-machine, aband-cutter and feeder applied thereto, and my improved bunvdle-conveyerin front view attached to the said band-cutter and feeder, the saidbundleconveyer being indicated in full and Fig. 2 is a front elevationof the parts shown in Fig. 1, some parts being broken away.

The numeral 1 indicates the case, the numeral 2 the front wheels, andthe numeral 3 the cylinder-shaft, of a threshing-machine of standardconstruction.

The numeral 4 indicates the case of the band-cutter and feeder, thesame, as shown, being supported from the case 1 of the threshing-machinein the usual way and having the outward extension 5, that supports theendless feed-belt 6 of the said band-cutter and feeder.

The numeral 7 indicates the band-cutter, the shaft 8 of which issuitably journaled in and projects through the sides of the case 4 andis provided with a sprocket 9 and a pulley 10, which latter is indicatedby dotted lines only. Abelt 11 (indicated by dotted lines) runs over apulley 12 on the cylinder-shaft 3 and over the pulley to impart motionto the said cylinder-shaft and to the band-cutter Shaft 8.

Rigidly secured to the top of the case 4 and `projecting forwardtherefrom is a supplemental frame 13, the forward end of which overliesthe feed-belt 6 and rigidly supports a bearing-yoke 14, to which isswiveled an oscillatory bearing-yoke 15. As shown, the swiveled jointbetween the two yokes is made by a trunnion 16 on the movable yoke 15,which is passed through a seat in the yoke 14 and is provided with a nut17.

The bundle-conveyer comprises an elongated frame 18, having side-boards19 and an endless slat-and-belt conveyer 20, that runs over rollers 21,mounted in the ends of said frame 18. The shaft of the upper roller 2lprojects and is provided with a sprocket 22. At its upper end the frame18 is provided with metallic ybrackets 23, that are pivoted on trunnions24 at the ends of the oscillatory bearing-yoke 15. A short counter-shaft25 extends through one of the trunnions 24 and through a bearing 26 onthe yoke 15. At its outer end the shaft 26 is provided with a sprocket27, over which and the sprocket 22 runs a sprocket-chain 28. A verticalcounter-shaft 29 extends through and is journaled in the trunnion 16 ofthe yoke 15. A long counter-shaft 30 is journaled in suitable bearingson the supplemental frame 13. A pair of miter-gears 31 connect theshafts 25 and 29, and a pair of miter-gears 32 connect the shafts 29 and30. Mounted in suitable bearings on the case 4 is a transversecountershaft 33, which is provided at its outer end witha sprocket 34. Asprocket-chain 35 runs over the sprocket 34 and over the sprocket 9 ofthe band-cutter shaft 8. A pair of miter-gears 36 (shown only by dottedlines) connect the shafts 30 and 33.

Driving connections have now been described whereby the feed-belt 20 ofthe bundle-conveyer will be driven from the cylinder-shaft 23. It isalso evident that without interfering with these driving connections thefree outer end of the conveyer-fraine 18 may be raised and lowered andoscillated horizontally at will.

To support the free end of the conveyerframe 18 in different positions,either from 4the ground or from the stack, it is provided with avertically-adjustable supporting-leg 37, that works through a keeper 38on the end of said frame 18 and is adapted to be adjustably held by apin 39, which is insertible through a seat in said keeper and throughany one of a series of holes 40 in said leg.

The side-board 19 which is farthest away roo from the threshing-machinehas a hinged extension or deflecting-board 41. This deilecting-board 41is provided with a rigidlysecured arm 42 ,that is adapted to beadjustably secured by a thumb-screw 43 to a segment 44. Thisdelecting-board 41 is adapted to act upon the bundles to turn the samefrom positions transversely of the conveyer-belt 20 into positionstransversely of the feeder-belt 6. To accomplish this, t-he saiddeflecting-board should be set in different positions when theconveyer-frame 18 is moved horizontally into different angular positionswith respect to the band-cutter and feeder.

The bundle-conveyer is in the drawings shown as turned to the left-handside of the threshing-machine; but it is adapted to be turned to theright-hand side thereof, and when it is so turned the deecting-board 41should either be shifted to the other sideboard 19 or the said latterside-board should be provided with an adjustable deiectingboard of itsown. As is evident,the bundles thrown onto the outer portion of theconveyer-belt 2O will be carried to the conveyerbelt 6 of theband-cutter and feeder, thus effecting a great saving of manual laborrequired to supply the bundles to the threshing-machine.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letiters Patent of the UnitedStates, is as folows:

1. The combination with a threshing-Inachine and a band-cutter andfeeder applied thereto, of a supplemental `frame 13 applied to the caseofv said band-cutter and feeder and provided, at its extended end, witha fixed bearing-yoke 14, a bearing-yoke 15 swiveled to said fixed yoke14, an elongated frame 18 pivoted to the said yoke 15, an endlessfeed-belt mounted on said frame 18, and a drive for said feed-beltcomprising gears, sprockets, sprocket-chains and shafts, one of whichshafts extends through the swiveled connection between said yokes 14 and15, and another of which shafts extends through the ivotal connectionbetween said yoke 15 an parts rigid on said frame 18, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with avthreshing-machine and a band-cutter and feederapplied thereto, of a bundle-conveyer comprising an elongated framehaving side-boards and supported at its inner end with freedom forvertical and lateral pivotal movements, one of said side-boards having ahinged deilectingboard forming an extension thereon overlying thefeed-belt of said band-cutter and feeder, an endless feed-belt mountedon said elongated frame, and a drive for said latter feed-belt,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. SCHAUER. Witnesses:

W. I-I. GRIFFIN, GEORGE F. STANNARD.

